Cigar box



Feb. 7, 1928. 1,658,487 A. J. JONES C I GAR BOX Filed March 8. 1926 TRYTHE. /5 i ABC f c'leA'R Patented Feb. 7,1928} ALDRED r. Jonas, orcnIcAeoJLLmoIs.

CIGAR BOX.

Application filed March 8,1926. Serial naeaois,

My invention relates to cigar boxes, and is intended to provide a cigarbox which will be capable of serving as a humidor to pre vent itscontents from becoming too dry. A

5 cigar box embodying. my invention is illus-' trated in theaccompanying drawing, in which' Figure 1 is a isometric perspectiveofthe box with the cover open, and '10 vFigure l.

In the drawing, 2 indicates a having the usual hinged cover 3, to theinner faceofwhich is attacheda sheet i: of blotting paper or otherinexpensive aterial which is capable of readily absorbing water. Betweenthe sheet l and the cover 3 is interposed a layer 5 of some materialwhich is impervious to water, or 20 substantially so, and thereforeprevents the water absorbed by the sheet 4 from reaching the cover 3 andcausing it to warp. Preferably the layer 5 consists of a glue or cementwhich is insoluble in water when dry, and which also serves as a meansof attachment of the sheet 4 to the cover Any desired printing mattermay be applied to the exposed surface of the sheet 4,. and preferablythis is done by means of a label such as 6, on which the printed matterappears and which is attached to the sheet 4t by an adhesive like thatconstituting the layer The use of such a label has the advantage thatthe water contained in that portion of the sheet at which is covered bythe label is prevented from evaporati.ngexceptas it is drawn'bycapillary attract tioninto the exposed portion of said sheet 4, so thatby suitably proportioning the areas of the sheet 4 and the label 6 therate of evaporation may be so regulated as to .Figure 2 is a section onthe line 2-2 in cigar box prevent the contents of the box 2, frombecoming excessively moist.

The cigar box above'described may be packed with cigars, shipped andsold in the usual way, and its contents may be lcept as moist as theuser may wishby applymg a suitable quantity of water to-the sheet l fromtime to time. It will be seen that the added parts which enablethis'result For example, the present invention can be utilized withpractically no increased cost merely by substituting a sheet of blotingpaper for the paper normallycovering the inside of the lid of the box,the appli cation of the blotting paperbeing done by the same machinesand in the same manner.

I claim i 1. As an article of manufacture, a cigar box provided on theinner face of its cover with a sheet of absorbent material, said sheetbeing connected directlyto the cover by a layer of material imperviousto water and being so arranged as topermit the closing of the cover whenthe box is filled.

QQAs an article of manufacture,a cigar box provided on the inner face ofits cover with a sheet of absorbent material directly and permanentlyattached thereto by a layer of material impervious to water, the outerface of the absorbent sheet being partly covered by a sheet of'materia-limpervious to water which limits the exposed area of theabsorbent sheet, and the collective attached sheets being sufficientlythin to permitthe closing of the cover when the box is filled.

Signed at Boston, Massachusetts this 6th day of March, 1926. V

ALDRED' J. JONES.

